Gwinnett Pride
Say what you want about Gwinnett County Schools Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks and his cabinet.
But when it comes to public school education in Georgia — the nation even — this system rocks.
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Mark
April 2nd, 2009
10:17 pm
I thought GA ranked almost dead last in schools. Isn’t it also the only state to ever lose accreditation? Let’s be honest. The streets here are full of morons and idiots. All the talent comes in from out of state that thankfully for the low cost of living, decide to come here. They don’t stay long once they realize that stupid lives here, and stupid sure does love to commit crimes.
Roska
April 2nd, 2009
11:40 pm
You can’t fix stupid.
Chicano
April 3rd, 2009
8:39 am
Wow, only 2 1/3 sentences to this “blog”? Not impressive.
No offense Mr. Badie but a little bit of effort wouldn’t kill. Although I realize you’re busy with your paper delivery route.
LT5000
April 3rd, 2009
8:52 am
Chicano,
The AJC has done a study, the less words Badie writes, the slower the AJC loses readers.
Go figure.
LT5000
nana
April 3rd, 2009
9:20 am
Both of my children are products of GPS. I had no problems with any of the teachers or administrators at either of their schools. Granted the high school my daughter graduated from was going downhill quickly. By that I mean there were too many apartment complexes in the district and the children’s parents were not involved in the least at the school. We moved to a district where there were no apartments and the parents were much more involved in the school. It was and remains the high school in Gwinnett with the highest test scores. Granted had I been able to swing it they would have both gone to private schools as I think Rick’s kids do.
MySnellvilleBlog
April 3rd, 2009
11:10 am
If Rick wrote more about this topic, then he would re-writing an article already written by another AJC employee, D. Aileen Dodd. It would be rude to Ms. Dodd for him to do that. He is simply sharing the information, leading you to the article.
As far as Gwinnett County Schools (or any school) is concerned, students get out of it what they put into it. I have 2 children in high school and one in elementary school. I’ve been very pleased with Gwinnett County Schools. I had a private school education most of my life, and my kids amaze me with their knowledge – especially of science and the world. I think that some people think that just because they pay for education, that the education will be better.
Private school does tend to eliminate the children of parents who just don’t care to discipline their kids. That’s one way private school could be perceived to be better.
Gwinnett County Schools does a fantastic job, considering the lack of support teachers get from parents. My son’s in kindergarten and they have little homework assignments. Sometimes only 3-5 kids out of an entire class turn in the assignments. If the parents can’t be supportive in kindergarten, how are the kids going to be motivated to do their work in the coming years?
Maxine
April 3rd, 2009
11:29 am
LT5000…Although Badie would never utter a favorable word to his generalization of bad cops….a group of them running into a burning house to pull a victim out is why I support them. There is always a few bad apples in anything you do…considering Badie’s physique, I ‘m guessing he writes from the ground and not in the tree….I would have arrested the football player because the cop that controls the ’stop’, controls his life….thanks to your profession sir….
Nono
April 3rd, 2009
12:51 pm
So which school here teaches that “praying for rain” is a viable solution to a problem? That’s the school I will not be sending my kids to.
Curtis
April 3rd, 2009
1:39 pm
I reckon this here school system aint much diffrent than any other school system in the country. We alls needs our education and i’m be very proud of my states schools since they know how to get the job done in what counts in this country. Good job ya’ll!
DB, Gwinnettian
April 3rd, 2009
2:51 pm
Granted the high school my daughter graduated from was going downhill quickly. By that I mean there were too many apartment complexes in the district
Oh no! anything but… APARTMENT COMPLEXES!
Mark
April 3rd, 2009
3:43 pm
Curtis, Obviously, you skipped school alot.
Mark
April 3rd, 2009
3:46 pm
I moved here from NY in 1980. Up north, we considered “ya’ll” southerners ignorant and uneducated. We were right.
nana
April 3rd, 2009
6:01 pm
Go ahead and live in or near apartment complexes DB. I for one don’t care to and this is an opinion blog remember?
nana
April 3rd, 2009
6:03 pm
Oh yeah and I’ve seen your comments on other blogs DB….why don’t you go back over to those you’re always an AZZ.
Josh
April 3rd, 2009
7:08 pm
Both your children are products of GPS. They ran out and got knocked up, and now have to deal with a whole slew of interracial grandkids. Sounds like you have quite the successful family going there. hahahaha
nana
April 3rd, 2009
9:46 pm
Josh, do you have a problem with black folks? If so you need to find another blog. …hahahaha moron.
Forest’s Mom
April 3rd, 2009
10:23 pm
Until “yous guys” learn to spell “y’all” your credentials to critique stupidity will remain impeccable as the voice of experience.
Regularjoe
April 4th, 2009
7:55 am
MySnellvilleBlog, thanks for a response that makes sense.
Mark
April 4th, 2009
1:33 pm
Forest’s Mom, “Until “y’all” learn to spell “youse guys” your credentials to critique stupidity will remain impeccable as the voice of experience.” Another ignorant redneck.
jim d
April 7th, 2009
11:48 am
Rick,
Looks like you’ve been sucked in by the spin!!
GC Parent
April 13th, 2009
11:33 am
Keep in mind most of these results are a comparison of the district to the state performance for a test that measures minimal academic proficiency. Note the language used : outperformed other districts in the state…participation in SAT/ACT….While a fine accomplishment for our district, I cannot get overly excited about such a low bar.
Among the reasons Gwinnett was chosen as a 2009 Broad Prize finalist:
• The district outperformed other districts in Georgia that serve students with similar income levels
in reading and math at all school levels (elementary, middle and high school), according to The
Broad Prize methodology.
• Between 2005 and 2008, participation rates rose for African-American and Hispanic students
taking the SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement exams, as did average ACT scores for Hispanic
students.
• In recent years, Gwinnett has narrowed achievement gaps between both African-American and
Hispanic students and white students in reading and math in elementary and middle school. For
example, between 2006 and 2008, the gap between Gwinnett’s Hispanic students and their white
peers narrowed by 9 percentage points in elementary school reading.